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The
Eastern Divide or
Eastern Continental Divide (ECD) is a
continental divide in the
United States that separates the
Gulf of Mexico and
Gulf of St. Lawrence drainage from the
watersheds that flow directly into the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Eastern Continental Divide runs from a triple point or triple divide on an unnamed peak near the town of Gold in
Potter County, Pennsylvania near
Wellsville, New York down the
Appalachian Mountains, through
Maryland,
West Virginia,
Virginia,
North Carolina, along the northwestern border of
South Carolina,
Georgia, and down through the tip of
Florida. It passes through the city of
Atlanta.
The Triple Divide represents the boundaries of three main drainage systems. From this region the
Genesee River beginning south of
Wellsville, New York flows north to the
Great Lakes and then the
St. Lawrence River. From its source east of
Indiana, Pennsylvania the
West Branch Susquehanna River flows southeast, to
Chesapeake Bay. And the
Allegheny River begins its flow east of
Coudersport, Pennsylvania, eventually combining with the
Monongehela River at
Pittsburgh to form the
Ohio River and eventually the
Mississippi River. All three systems drain into the Atlantic Ocean.
Prior to
1760, the Eastern Continental Divide represented the boundary between British and French colonial possessions in North America. France had earlier explored and laid claim to the Mississippi and St. Lawrence drainage areas.
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